I have bought absolutely WONDERFUL used Hyundai!
2013 model (I believe).
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I’m good at breaking things, earlier this week I broke my exhaust.
Or didn’t really break it, it just started hanging like that.
Probably because I backed it into snow.
But I also fixed it.
I’ll update you again when I break something else.
Just walking to my car, life is good, but then…
Oh no, my mismatched plastic hubcaps.
So I went to the hubcap store.
It says GTX, so, this is my new Opel Astra GTX.
So, do they even look good?
No.
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they look alright
Yep.
https://i.imgur.com/zm7NE0e.jpg
Yep, there’s supposed to be my exhaust.
So where is my exhaust? That’s a great question.
https://i.imgur.com/wYVdPdj.jpg
But it’s certainly not there.
So, I bought a new one! Got the parts and installation for 250 EUR. Pretty darn good deal. Done on the same day.
https://i.imgur.com/OHejXiZ.jpg
So clean, so new.
Hello.
It is summer.
It is hot.
I have no cold air, it broke. Fixing will cost at least 80 euros.
A fan was 10 euros. I am such a genious.
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Ceiling fan…70s van in the making? 
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Parking garage was built in the 70s. Car was not built in the 70s
But since I were expecting this, I had already bought the tools required to fix scratches.
Sandpaper and paint fix pens.
It’s like new now.
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TBH this is one of the best threads in this section. 
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My constant crashing keeps the thread alive.
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My mother’s Ford Mondeo is held together with duct tape and the current colour could be called “scratches”. She also blames her parking garage for being too small.
Great evening!
Ever since the pole incident, my bumper has started sagging way more, and even violence won’t fix it.
However this looks nasty and devalues my car, however, me being poor, means that I simply can’t get a new bumper or anything.
So I stole some double sided tape from work, put it on the bumper, and then violently attached it back.
There’s double sided tape on the red circles, the bumper has been there for a couple of days, it’s really good tape.
It took me total of 3 minutes. Contact me for bodywork repairs.
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Good evening!
This, is my new 2001 Opel Astra. The only difference is, this one is black and it also comes with 2.2l i4 producing 147hp.
Sweet EcoTec power. And because this is a sport car, it also comes with white speedometer and other small shit like that.
Now, thanks to the previous owner, I have a neat aftermarket radio, and a
Massive subwoofer.
That is all, goodbye.
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This is too nice for you. 
Damn right.
OK, so it’s in a more sober color, but you made the right decision in swapping a perfectly usable Astra G for another - and in better condition to boot. Overshadowed by the Mk1 Ford Focus and the Mk4 Golf when new, it nevertheless deserves a place in mass-market motoring history. Besides, the 2.2-litre engine in the black one is the exact same power unit used in the Vauxhall VX220/Opel Speedster - and that car used the platform of the Series 2 Lotus Elise, so at least it has some sporting heritage.
At least the Astra G deserves some credit for being the first Opel to offer somewhat good rust protection…
This wasn’t quite as true of the original Ford Focus - hence why you are more likely to see an Astra G than a Focus Mk1 on the road most of the time. Thankfully, the Mk2 Focus had better rustproofing - but that’s a story for another time.
As for the Astra G that’s now the subject of this forum, the 2.2L inline-four wasn’t even the most powerful engine offered in a standard Astra; that honour goes to the 2.0L turbocharged lump fitted to the GSi and the Bertone-styled Turbo Coupe, the latter of which formed the basis for the limited edition 888 - as well as the VX220 Turbo from 2003-05.
It’s the yellow cars birthday, more commonly known as inspection day! And the car got a long list of shit I need to fix.
Like,
- Brake pipe rusted out, interestingly enough, the last inspection guy didn’t say anything about it
- Front wheel bearing
- Tie rod end loose
- Engine rubber cushion/mount torn up
Also, oily engine
And this scratch on the bumper.
I’ll eventually fix everything, however you have to start somewhere. So I decided to fix the bumper.
It was really simple. Tape the bumper together, put some paper around the tape so my bumper doesn’t get all messed up…
And then paint.
The tape cost me 5,99€ and yellow spray paint was 3,99€. That brings the total for my bumper repair to 9,98€. I did it myself and saved money!
Contact me for quotes on bodywork repair.
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My Opel has turned into a brokel.
Get it? Because it broke.
Engine go boom.